Countries around the world are considering teen social media bans – why experts warn it’s a ‘lazy’ fix

An expert told CNBC that arguing for a ban is 'an admission of failure' to regulate companies and instead amounts to restricting children. The comment reframes the policy debate as regulatory failure rather than proactive consumer protection, raising reputational and political risk for tech/media companies but likely has minimal immediate market impact.

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An expert told CNBC that arguing for a ban is 'an admission of failure' to regulate companies and instead amounts to restricting children. The comment reframes the policy debate as regulatory failure rather than proactive consumer protection, raising reputational and political risk for tech/media companies but likely has minimal immediate market impact.